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as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value three is a positive integer

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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests

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Recent Examples of integer For example, the even integers form a subgroup within the integers. Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024 Such declarations are used to indicate whether a data element is meant to hold a Boolean (true/false) value, a byte, a 32-bit integer, a 64-bit integer, a 32-bit floating-point number, a 64-bit floating-point number, or various other possibilities. Adrian Sampson, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2013 An even integer plus an even integer always results in another even integer. Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024 For any integer, the number of partitions satisfying each condition will always be equal. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for integer
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Noun
  • After registering, your BLINK Membership number (BB + 9 digits) will serve as your access code during the ticket sale on February 27.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The scoreboard that hangs from the rafters at center ice inside 3M Arena at Mariucci only has two digits that show up in the season record after the final horn blows.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The different colors of light can help scientists uncover the composition of celestial objects by isolating their chemical compounds.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With fewer business travelers, airlines might reduce the number of flights, charge leisure travelers more or charge less and hope to stimulate demand.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • That marks the highest monthly number of layoffs since July 2020, when 262,649 cuts were announced, the firm added.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Translated, the more dollars that any entity is expected to collect in the future, the easier that entity will find borrowing.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The United States has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on six entities based in Hong Kong and China, accusing them of involvement in an Iranian drone procurement network.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This breakdown in the barrier then lets in outside substances and microbes, and the immune system goes wild.
    Alison Escalante, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In order to accomplish this, there must be a major temperature difference between the substance itself and its environment.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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